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Tag: Porchlight

PMT ErnestShackletonLovesMe
May 23, 2023May 23, 2023Chicago Reviews

Porchlight celebrates foolish optimism with a (too) short run of Ernest Shackleton Loves Me.

Photo by Liz Lauren In the sparkling, quirky, funny, and oddly beautiful musical Ernest Shackleton Loves Me, now in its Chicago premiere […]

PMT RENT
November 4, 2022November 11, 2022Chicago Reviews

525,600 minutes of joy, pain, love, and death in two and a half hours in Porchlight’s wonderful “Rent”

Photo by Liz Lauren I’ve seen Rent more than half a dozen times…not even including the times I’ve watched the film…so I […]

PMT SpringAwakening
April 30, 2022April 30, 2022Chicago Reviews

Spring Awakening is powerful, emotional, and entertaining…and it will make you angry as you cry

Sometimes you know a show is working because it pisses you off as much as it entertains you. That is the case […]

PMT PumpBoysDinettes
November 5, 2021November 5, 2021Chicago Reviews

Pump Boys and Dinettes is back with a more modern-feeling show that retains all of its bouncy, toe-tapping, life-affirming fun

I love the way that so many theatre companies have leaped out of the lockdown with exuberant, uplifting productions that remind us […]

PMT SunsetBlvd
October 17, 2019October 17, 2019Chicago Reviews

Hollis Resnik shines as Norma Desmond in “Sunset Boulevard”

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Michael Courier. There is a moment in Porchlight Music Theatre’s […]

PMT AChorusLine
April 19, 2019April 19, 2019Chicago Reviews

“A Chorus Line” is an ebullient celebration of the love of dance

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Michael Courier. Recipe for success putting on A Chorus Line: stellar, […]

PMT AGentlemansGuidetoLove&Murder
January 30, 2019January 30, 2019Chicago Reviews

“Gentleman’s Guide” warms the Porchlight Theatre with dark, silly fun

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Michael Courier. Take the revenge fantasy of Sweeney Todd and blend […]

PMT Gypsy
October 17, 2018October 17, 2018Chicago Reviews

“Gypsy” is a showcase for E. Faye Butler and a dynamite cast

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Michael Courier. This is nothing revelatory, but…E. Faye Butler is a […]

green light
April 26, 2018May 3, 2018Chicago Reviews

Brilliant Acting, Singing and Staging Bring “Memphis” to Chicago

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; technical issues are currently preventing me from uploading photos, but I will do […]

PMT MerrilyWeRollAlong
February 25, 2018Chicago Reviews

Porchlight Theatre Merrily Rolls Along

Since Stephen Sondheim is generally viewed as one of the great Broadway composers of all time, with shows as popular and well-regarded […]

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